Article -A South African information technology company on Wednesday proved it was faster for them to transmit data with a carrier pigeon than to send it using Telkom, the country’s leading internet service provider.
Internet speed and connectivity in Africa’s largest economy are poor because of a bandwidth shortage. It is also expensive.
Local news agency SAPA reported the 11-month-old pigeon, Winston, took one hour and eight minutes to fly 50 miles from Unlimited IT’s offices near Pietermaritzburg to the coastal city of Durban with a data card was strapped to his leg.
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In Africa, A Pigeon Transfers Data Faster Than The Internet.
- 10 Sep 2009 #1My System Specs
In Africa, A Pigeon Transfers Data Faster Than The Internet.
- 11 Sep 2009 #2
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That.... Is embarrassing.
"Telkom could not immediately be reached for comment." Perhaps they were trying to reach them using internet means, that's why they never could be reached.
- 12 Sep 2009 #3My System Specs
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I'm contemplating locating / buying a flock of carrier pigeons. They couldn't be any slower than what is currently available where I am.
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